ANTIOCH – A 46-year-old man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of killing his mother and half-brother, police said.
Around 4:10 p.m., officers discovered the decomposing bodies of a 65-year-old woman and a 39-year-old man while conducting a welfare check at a home in the 2600 block of Fairmont Lane, Antioch police Lt. Desmond Bittner said in a news release.
Officers stopped Mark Taylor, the woman’s son and the man’s half-brother, as he was leaving the residence, Bittner said.
“Investigators determined that Taylor murdered his mother and half-brother,” he said.
Taylor was arrested and booked into the Martinez Detention Facility on murder charges.
No other details were released.
“This crime is still under investigation and no further information will be released at this time,” Bittner said.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
